Author: Mey Games Secretary

Join us for the 2020 Mey Highland Games, on Saturday 1 August at John O’Groats Show Ground. This year will be extra-special, marking 50 years since the first ever Mey Highland Games were held in honour of HM The Queen Mother. The 2020 Games will once again bring together incredible feats of sportsmanship, Highland culture…

The Mey Highland Games has enjoyed Royal patronage for 50 years, first through HM The Queen Mother and latterly through our Chieftain, HRH Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay. HRH Prince Charles is a frequent visitor to the Games, spending a great deal of time meeting the athletes and mingling with the local community and…

The Invictus Foundation and Help for Heroes are among the charities supporting Mey Highland Games, which in 2018 became the first Games in Scotland to introduce an Adaptive element to the traditional Heavies events. Billed as the world’s most inclusive Games, each year sees wounded and injured ex-servicemen and women come to Caithness and put…

A rousing pipe band, Highland dancers, a cheeky dram o’ whisky and all the craic from a fantastic crowd. This is Highland hospitality at its best. Come and discover the county that captured the Queen Mother’s heart 30 years ago and the friendly folk who call it home.